Read Galatians 5:16-25
Icebreaker — What phone app do you use most?
Reflection: How is this passage related to what has come before, specifically the divisions in the church and freedom in Christ?
Justification: Consider the first 5 chapters of Galatians. What does it mean to be justified before God? How has your understanding of justification grown or changed throughout our study?
Freedom & Purpose: Christians are set free (justified) so that we live like Christ (sanctified). Is the idea that Christians are saved for a purpose new to you? What does it mean to “walk by the Spirit”?
Conflict: How does this passage describe the conflict between the flesh and the Spirit? What are some concrete examples of this conflict in your own life or the lives of others?
Examples of the Flesh: What are some concrete examples of the deeds of the flesh listed in Galatians 5:19-21? How might these deeds affect relationships and the church as a whole?
Power of the Spirit: How does the Holy Spirit give believers the power to serve others in love and resist the desires of the flesh?
Reconciling Faith and Works: How can the emphasis on faith in Christ be reconciled with the call to live by the Spirit and avoid the deeds of the flesh?